Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 13:20:16 -0800 (PST) From: Tim Ryder <jawse@yahoo.com> To: jmutter@ds.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Support Message-ID: <20000207212016.7816.qmail@web1305.mail.yahoo.com>
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If I install 3.3 will be be that much trouble to get up to date as new source comes out. Tim Ryder --- "James A. Mutter" <jmutter@ds.net> wrote: > > I am currently using Debian Gnu/Linux and am > thinking > > of switching over to freeBSD. I used it about a > year > > ago, but I am concerned with support for products. > I > > work as a developer for FreeRide.com, LLC and need > to > > be able to view flash and have some other > multimedia > > support. > > > > Does anyone know when flash 4 will be supported? > > Can't help there, sorry. > > > Is it really worth switching over from linux to > bsd? > > I thought so - that was over two years ago and I > don't plan on going > back to Linux any time soon. :) > > > Is there a project right now to bring dvd rom > support > > to freeBSD? > > Don't know. I'm sure someone is working on it > though. > > > Will all my linux games run like Quake and > > Civilization? > > Certainly will - some might even say they'll run > faster. > > > I have freeBSD 3.2, will it be easy for me to > upgrade > > via ftp? I currently use apt-get for all my > updates? > > What is the bsd equivalent? > > At this stage in the game you might want to wait a > few months and wait > for the 4.0 release. > > A typical BSD system comes with the sources for > kernel and userland > applications. The 'cvsup' application is generally > used to sync your > source tree with the current stable source tree. > These updates include > such things as new/modified applications, new kernel > code, and general > enhancements. Only after an application or idea has > been throughly > tested in -CURRENT does it make it into the -STABLE > source tree. > > > > > I would also like to get involved with the > development > > process(if i decide to swich over), I currently > work > > with c, java, perl, etc. > > How would I go about getting involved? > > Follow the freebsd-hackers list and start > contributing. > ===== Tim Ryder jawse@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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